Saturday, February 9, 2013

BRIGHTON ROCK (1947)

Penned and adapted on screen by Graham
Greene and produced-directed by The Boulting Brothers, ‘Brighton Rock’
considered as classic British noir ever made. Like many of Greene’s key works,
the undercurrent theme of crime juxtaposed with Catholicism, redemption and
hope is reflected here too in form of a ruthless teenage gangster and his
romance with an innocent girl.

Richard Attenborough who seems
too underage here gave one of sparkling screen presence as a hoodlum Pinkie
Brown, the brute who don’t mind killing anybody anywhere and keeps juggling
thread between his fingers. It is pointless to compare the cinematography of
Greene’s another work adapted on screen by Carol Reed starring magnetic Welles
as Harry Lime. ‘The Third Man’ is just outstanding noir Hollywood has ever made. But Greene’s this
adaptation too stamped with commendable camerawork. There are number of
memorable scenes including Dante’s Inferno train ride sequence in amusement
park where Kolley Kibber is murdered which I consider truly a Hitchcockian
moment. The climax part was so sudden and short; the only thing I frown upon.

About Me

Born in 1977 and professionally lecturer,I love to explore life in all its intricacies around me. Reading-imagining-thinking, watching/analysing films, listening music are more than passion- obsession and compulsion for me to survive like air, water and food. Only like minded ones can understand some of my lunatic passion while reading this blog.I also love to meet people, hanging out different places, observe people while trying to adjust the struggling identities of being animal and human.